May crowning, Young Ladies Sodality meeting St. Cajetan's Catholic Church.

May crowning, Young Ladies Sodality meeting St. Cajetan's Catholic Church.

Title-Alternative

Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. FRG2.

Summary

Mexican Americans Frances Roybal, Sadie Gomez, and Marion Salas, members of the Young Ladies Sodality crown the statue of the Virgin Mary on May Day in Saint Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 Ninth (9th) Street, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Frances Roybal (later Garcia) wears a long gown and a crown of flowers, she places a crown on the Virgin. Sadie Gomez wears a dress and a hat and Marion Salas wears a dress and a flowers in her hair. A young unidentified girl stands beside Marion Salas. Shows a side altar with a statue of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Date

1952

Notes

Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; One of 7 photomechanical copies of photographs on single sheet.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title supplied.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.; R7001520281